Sunday, April 22, 2012
The South had a slim chance of winning the Civil war. When the South won the First Battle of Bull Run, it was a huge news, because this caused South to have more will and decreased North's will. The will is very important in wars, and this can cause the South to have advantage. The advantages of South are more will, better general, and they are in defensive position, so they know the land better. The advantages of North are more people, easier transportation, more supplies, and strong leader. The strong will and defensive position is what America had in Revolutionary war, but America had opponent on further side and had other countries helping them. In Civil War, there are no any other countries that are willing to help South. Help from foreign countries was big help, and South didn't had a chance to get help. By all these factors, there is slim chance for South to win the Civil War.
I agree with the fact that not having help from foreign countries was a big disadvantage for the South. Though the North had more manpower, supplies, transportation, and leadership, the South still had advantages of its own like knowledge of the land and motivation. The advantages each of them had almost canceled each other out. Had the South gotten support from a foreign country, the North might have lost the war or forfeited to prevent a war involving several countries.
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